Dupree v. State

Gregory, Chief Justice:

Petitioner was convicted of receiving stolen goods and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. His direct appeal was dismissed after review pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396,18 L. Ed. (2d) 493 (1967). He now appeals the denial of post-conviction relief (PCR).

At trial, the State produced evidence that forty-two video cassette recorders (VCRs) were stolen from a boxcar in a railroad yard. Two of these VCRs were recovered and traced to petitioner. After a suppression hearing, the trial judge admit*287ted petitioner’s statement into' evidence.…